Where The White Cranes Dance

In Yakutia, in the 1960s, Ivan, a young boy, reunites with his family after six years of hospitalization due to a spinal injury he suffered as a baby. However, the joy of their reunion is short-lived: his mother dies in childbirth shortly after his return. To comfort his children, the father tells them that their mother has transformed into a Siberian crane, a bird considered sacred, and now lives in a distant land where she dances with her graceful companions. Ivan begins to dream of seeing the cranes' dance and reconnecting with his mother, now reincarnated as a bird.

Year of Production: 2024 Production Country: Russia Production Company: Saisary Cinema Director: Michael Lukachevskiy Producers: Michael Lukachevskiy, Semyon Amanatov, Valeria Motorueva, David Gurtskaya Screenwriter: Aleksey Ambrosiev Jr. Composer: Moisey Kobyakov Director of Photography: Serafim Fedorov Editor: Lyubov Borisova Production Designer: Sargylana Skrybina Costume Designer: Bermet Lazareva Make-Up Artist: Galina Semenova Sound Director: Innokentiy Sivtsev Cast: Misha Sleptsov, Nurgun Bechigen, Nugruyana Shadrina, Zoya Popova, Anatoly Struchkov, Aleksey Egorov Genre: Drama, Family Rating: 6+ Length: 95 minutes

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